Non-coding RNAs in development and disease: background, mechanisms, and therapeutic approaches

J Beermann, MT Piccoli, J Viereck… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Advances in RNA-sequencing techniques have led to the discovery of thousands of non-
coding transcripts with unknown function. There are several types of non-coding linear …

Non-coding RNAs as drug targets

M Matsui, DR Corey - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2017 - nature.com
Most of the human genome encodes RNAs that do not code for proteins. These non-coding
RNAs (ncRNAs) may affect normal gene expression and disease progression, making them …

Regulatory network of miRNA on its target: coordination between transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression

M Pu, J Chen, Z Tao, L Miao, X Qi, Y Wang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of endogenous small noncoding RNAs that participate in a
majority of biological processes via regulating target gene expression. The post …

[HTML][HTML] Role of microRNAs in translation regulation and cancer

S Oliveto, M Mancino, N Manfrini… - World journal of biological …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are pervasively expressed and regulate most biological functions.
They function by modulating transcriptional and translational programs and therefore they …

Emerging functions for snoRNAs and snoRNA-derived fragments

M Wajahat, CP Bracken, A Orang - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The widespread implementation of mass sequencing has revealed a diverse landscape of
small RNAs derived from larger precursors. Whilst many of these are likely to be byproducts …

Non-coding RNAs in lung cancer: molecular mechanisms and clinical applications

Y Liu, W Ding, J Wang, X Ao, J Xue - Frontiers in oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer (LC) is a heterogeneous disease with high malignant degree, rapid growth,
and early metastasis. The clinical outcomes of LC patients are generally poor due to the …

MicroRNAs activate gene transcription epigenetically as an enhancer trigger

M Xiao, J Li, W Li, Y Wang, F Wu, Y Xi, L Zhang… - RNA biology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that function as negative gene expression
regulators. Emerging evidence shows that, except for function in the cytoplasm, miRNAs are …

A systematic review of miR-29 in cancer

JJ Kwon, TD Factora, S Dey, J Kota - Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics, 2019 - cell.com
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small non-coding RNAs (∼ 22 nt in length) that are known as
potent master regulators of eukaryotic gene expression. miRNAs have been shown to play a …

MeCP2: the genetic driver of Rett syndrome epigenetics

KV Good, JB Vincent, J Ausió - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mutations in methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) are the major cause of Rett syndrome
(RTT), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder with a notable period of developmental …

Regulation of breast cancer metastasis signaling by miRNAs

BJ Petri, CM Klinge - Cancer and metastasis reviews, 2020 - Springer
Despite the decline in death rate from breast cancer and recent advances in targeted
therapies and combinations for the treatment of metastatic disease, metastatic breast cancer …